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Timbers Lose to Sounders, 3-2
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P hoto by M indy C oopek /P ortland O bserver
In their final goal of the game, Timber’s Jorge Perlaza scored
Timber’s second goal when he took a shot from inside the penalty
box, and the ball deflected off Tyson Wahl's leg into the net.
C ari H achmann
A bitter air of defeat lingered in a
sold-out stadium Sunday afternoon
as the Timbers and 18,627 fans
watched arch-rival to the north Se
attle Sounders celebrate a 3 -2 vic
tory on Portland’s home turf.
In a promising first half, the Tim
bers held strong offensively, scor
ing two goals and twice leading
Seattle; 1-0 seconds after the 45
minute-mark and 2-1 by the 69th
minute.
Portland’s upset arrived in the
second half, when a defensive break
down left room for the Sounders to
punch three balls in the home team’s
net. Seattle tied the game 1-1 in the
57th minute, 2-2 in the 74th minute,
and finished the game 3-2 off a pen
alty kick in the 83rd minute.
Having lost six out of the last
seven games, Portland’s devastat
ing defeat was the third sting in a
streak ofzero wins (5-9-3,18 points).
As the team walked off the field
visibly hurt and disappointed, the
two scorers held up their log slices
for the Timbers Army who urged
their beloved team to keep chins up.
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"This is the worst loss by far,"
P o rtlan d d e fe n d e r M am adou
“Futty” Danso said. "Losing to your
rivals like that is definitely not an
easy thing to take," reported the
Oregonian.
Simple mistakes made in the last
45 minutes; malfunctions in setting
up a wall, unmarked scorers roam
ing inside the box, and runners slip
ping behind the defense, cost the
Timbers the most goals they’ve al
lowed in the second half all season.
“If you can't defend, you're not
going to win games," Portland coach
John Spencer said. "We did enough
offensively, but defensively, (if) we
keep leaking goals, we're not going
to win the game," reported the Or
egonian.
Timbers’ first goal was lead by
Kalif Alhassan, who blew past a
Sounder defender and crossed the
ball toward Jorge Perlaza, but was
deflected off defender Jeff Parke's
foot, into the goal.
Perlaza scored Tim ber’s second
goal and his fourth of the season
when he took a shot from inside the
penalty box and the ball deflected
photo by C ari
H achmann /P ortland O bserver
In a clean tackle, Timber’s defender Eric Brunner, 25, wins the ball from Sounder defender Tyson
Wahl, 27. Despite aggressive offense in the first half and two goals in the early second, the
Portland Timbers’ fell short defensively, and Seattle Sounders walked away with a 3-2 win.
off Tyson Wahl's leg into the net.
Freddy M ontero scored the
Sounders’ first two goals, one a free
kick and the other from a wide open
pass in front of the goal. Osvaldo
Alonso finished the Sounders’ final
goal; a penalty shot called after the
referee whistled a high kick in the
box by Tim bers’ Eric Brunner.
On a game high note, during a
halftime ESPN announcement. Ma
jo r League Soccer selected Portland
Timbers midfielder and captain Jack
Jewsbury, 30, to the 2011 AT&T
MLS All-Star First XI.
As part of the First XI, Jewsbury
was one of the top vote-getters at
the midfield position for the 2011
MLS All-Star squad based upon
combined fan voting on three plat
forms - online at MLSsoccer.com,
via text message and Twitter.
His first MLS All-Star selection
in his ninth MLS season, Jewsbury
leads the Timbers in scoring this
season with four goals and six as
sists, giving him 14 points for the
season.
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PDT at Toyota Park and West
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PHOTO BY CARI H a CHMANN/T h E PORTLAND OBSERVER
Along with victory chants, green and white flags, Timbers ’ scarves
and clenched fists ascend in billows of smoke above loyal
Portland fans as they celebrate the home team’s second goal at
Jeld W e n Stadium.
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